[mlpack-svn] [MLPACK] #193: Random number generator has fixed seed

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#193: Random number generator has fixed seed
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  Reporter:  pram                                   |        Owner:         
      Type:  enhancement                            |       Status:  closed 
  Priority:  major                                  |    Milestone:         
 Component:  mlpack                                 |   Resolution:  invalid
  Keywords:  Random number generator, mlpack::math  |     Blocking:         
Blocked By:                                         |  
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Changes (by rcurtin):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => invalid


Comment:

 Use `math::RandomSeed(seed)` to set the seed.  The reason srand() doesn't
 work is because the Random() functions use the Boost random number
 library, which is "immune" to srand, instead preferring its own seeding
 mechanism.

 Documentation
 [http://trac.research.cc.gatech.edu/fastlab/doxygen/namespacemlpack_1_1math.html#c4412776479567b5b330627b783d12f7
 here] (even though it's formatted all weird and colored all wrong... I'm
 working on that...).

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